HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 171-1934 /-7 /
No. 17/
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS,
TRADES, CALLINGS AND OCOUPATION8 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH SJ~
FRANOISCO.
The City Council of the City of South San Francisco do
ordain aa follows:
ARTICLE I.
Definitions
Section 1.01. AUCTIONEER: The term "auctioneer" is de-
fined as a person who sells or offers for male any real or personal
property at auction, exclusive of court sales, or who carries on the
business of auctioneer, whether at a fixed place of business in said
city, or not.
Section 1.02. BUSINESS: The word "business", wherever
used in this ordinance, shall be held and eonstrded to mean and in-
elude professions, trades, occupations and all and every kind of
calling carried on for profit or livelihood.
Section 1.03. CONDUCTING: The term "conducting" is de-
fined as and includes th~ conducting, managing or carrylng on
a certain business or occupation.
Sect/on 1.04. CONTRACTOR: The word "contractor' shall
include any person who shall do any type of construction work for an
agreed price, or who shall hold himself out to the public as in such
business or who shall erect, constx-~ct, alter or repalr any building
or structure for the purpose of selling or renting the same, and who
does not employ therefor a regularly licensed person.
Section 1.05. PUBLIC DANCE OR PUBLIC DANCE HA;.L: The
terns "public dance" or "public dance hall" are defined to mean any
dance or place Where dancing la carried on and to ~hlch the public
la adn~tted, and a charge made therefor./
k er is one who practices the art of healin~'by other means than the
Section 1.O?. ENPLOYEE: The word "employee", when used in
this ordinance, shall be construed to mean all persons engaged in the
operation or conduct of any business, whether any member of the owner's
family, partner, agent, manager, solicitor and any and all ether persons
employed or working in said business.
Section 1.08. FIRE OR WRECK SALE: The expression "fire
or wreck sale" is defined to be and includes the sale of goods, wares
or merchandise salvaged from a fire, wreck or other calamity or a sale
ef goods, wares or merchandise advertised as a fire or wreck sale;
provided, that no license sh~ll be required under the provision of
this section for the sale of merchandise salvaged from any fire, wreck
or other calamity occuri~ag in the City of South San Francisco, where
same is conducted by the person who held such license to conduct the
business before a fire or wreck, or other calamity occurred.
Section 1.09. FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS: A "fixed place of
business" is defined as a place of business regularly kept open, with
someone in charge thereof for the transaction of the particular busi-
ness engaged in during the hours customary to transact such business.
Section 1.10. JOBBING CONTRACTOR: A "Jobbing contractor"
is defined as any contractor who contracts for the repair or altera-
tion of any premises, or the construction of any appurtenance thereto,.
where the contract price for the labor and materials therefor does not
exceed $100.00.
Section 1.11. JUNK COLLECTOR~ For the purposes of this or-
dinance the expression "junk collector" is defined as any person who
goes from place to place for the purpose of engaging in or csrrying on
the business of collecting, buying or selling, either st wholesale or
retail, any old rags, bottles, sacks, cans, papers, metals or any other
worn out or discarded material
Section 1.12. JUNK DEALER: For the purposes of this ordin-
ance the expression "junk dealer" is defined as any per~on having a fix-
ed place of business in the City cf South San Francisco and who is en-
gaged in carrying on the business/'of buying or selling, either at whole-
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saie or retail, any old rags, bottles, sacks, cans, papers, metals,
or any other worn out or discarded material.
~ecti~ 1~i$., ~ ~ROXEIt': The expresfon 'pawn brolcer- is
defined to mean and ~clude e~ry pers~ conducti~, ma~gi~ or ~rry-
~g ~ the business of loaning money, either for himself or any other
person, ~ ~ ~raonal pro~y, perso~l security, er p~cha=ing
~rso~l pro~y ~d reselling or ~reeing to resell such ~tfcles to
the ~e~or, or other assignee, at prices previously a~e~ u~n..
Secti~ 1.14., ~D~R: ~r the purposes of this o~i~ce the
~ ~dler- is defined aa a pets~ wh~ g.~a fr~ house to house, place
to pla~, or ~ or along the streets wit.h~ theCity of South
ciaco, selling ~d aa~i~ Xamediate delivery, or offering for sale ~d
~m=ediate delivery any go~s, w~es, merchandise, or a~th~ of value,
~ the ~ssessi~ of such pe~, to ~rsons other than ~nufacturers,
w~IesaIers, jobbe~ or ~ilers in such comaodities.,
speclfi~lly ~ovided ~n this ordinance, shall be held and construed to
~ ~d ~nclude natural persons ef either sex, firms, associations,
~rtnersh~ps ~d corporations, whether acting by themselves, or by
~y se~t, agent or employee. ~e s~gular n~ber ~all include ~e
pl~al and the ~scul~e shall ~clude the femin~e.,
Se~i~ I.~I6. SOLICITOR: ~or the purpose of this ordi~nce
the ~ =solicitor' is defined as any person who engages ~ the b~iness
ef go~ng from house to house, place to place, or ~ or alo~ the streets,
with~ the City of South San ~r~CiSCO, sell~g or taking o~ers for,
~ offering to sell or ta~e orders for, goods, w~es, merch~fse
other thing of value for future delivery, ~ for services to be per-
fo~ ~ the future.
Se~i~ 1.,I7. S~T ~R: ~e term -street vendor' is de-
fied as a person who sells, offers for sale or adve~ises for sale
goods, wares, ~erchandise er other th~ of value fr~ a tray or stand ~n
a street, or ~ff his pe~, or by the means of ~sfc, sf~ing, d~c~,
~I~, trlc~s, sleight of h~d, buffoonery, ~stlcs, or by
~ectacular disp~ys, demonstrati~s, shows, or performances
culated to draw a crowd of people. A street vendor shall not engage
in the business of peddling or soliciting, as herein defined without
having procured a license therefor.
Section 1.18. 'iI~PORARY VENDOR: For the purposes of~hls
oxxlinance the expression "temporary vendor" is defined as any person
who engages in a temporary or transient business in the City of South
Sam Francisco, selling goods, wares, merchandise or any other thing
of value with the intention of conducting each business in said City
for a period of less than six (6) months, and who, for the purpes ·
of carrying on much business, hires, leases or occupies any room,
vacant lot, building or other place for the exhibition or sale of
goods, wares, merchandise or other thing of value for a period
less than six (6) months; provided, however, that this section
shall not apply to sample rooms for the display and taking orders
for goods at wholesale.
Section 1.19. V~ICLE: For the purposes of this o~linance
the word "~ehlole" is defined as every device in, upon or by which any
person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public
street, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively
upon stationary rails or tracks. A trailer shall be treated as a
separate vehicle.
ARTICL~ II
lssuance of Licenses
Enforcement
Section 2.01. cITY CLERK: The City Clerk shall issue all
licenses provided for in this ordinance only after payment of the
license fee herein required. No license for which a permit of the
City 0ouncil is required, shall be issued until such permit shall
have been granted at a meeting of said Olty 0ouncil.
Section 2.02. PAYMENTS: Ail license fees shall be paid
to the 01ty Clerk.
/\~~/ ~ection ~.05. ENFORCEMENT: The Chief of l~Xlce and all ~_
~ police o~ffieers of said city shall have and exercise the poser, and it
// ~ shall be their duty.
'~ ....... First: To make arrests for the violation of any of 1he
provisions of this ordinance.
Second: To enter free of charge at any reasonable ti~
any place of business for which a license is required, and to demand
~he exhibition of such license for the current term from any person
engaged or employed in the transaction of sueh business; and
ThlrA: To require the holder of any free lieense to write
his signature for purposes of comparison with that appearing on the
original license.
ARTICLE III.
Licenses and Permits
qulred.
Section ~.01. LICENSE REQUIHED: It shall be unlawful for
any person, either for himself or for any other person, to commence
or carry on any business in the city of South San Francisco, without
first having procured a license from said city so to do, where a
license is required by this ordinance, or without complying with any
and all regulations of such business contained in this ordinamee.
Section $.0~.. ~IXPARATE LICA~SE FOR EACH PLACE 0F BUSINESS: A
separate license must be obtained for each and every branch establish~aent~
or separate place of business in which a business is carried on.
Section 3.03. W~EN DUE: Ail licenses provided herein to be
paid annually shall be due and payable on July 1st of each year..f
payable semi-annually, they shall be due mud payable on the first days
of July and January of each ye~ and if payable quarterly they shall
be due and payable on the first days of July, 0etcher, January and
April of each year. They shall be valid only for the period issued.
~eetion ~.0~. LICENSE ff0~ LESS THAN YEAH: When any business
shall be commenced more than three (3) months after the beginning of
the fiscal year, and less thau six (6) months after the beginning
of the fiscal year, three-fourths of the annual license fee shall be
paid, as herein provided; if much business shall be commenced more
than six (,6) months after the beginning of the fiscal year, and more
than three (3)months before the end of the fiscal year, one-half of the
license fee shall be paid, as herein provided; and if ~Ach business shall
be commenced more than nine (9) months after the beglnuing of the
fiscal year, then one-fourth of ~uch license fee shall be paid, as
herein provided.
Section 3.05. LICENSE DOES NOT PERMIT BUSINESS OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED: The payment of a license fee required by this ordlnanse
and its acceptance by the City and the issuance of a license to
person shall not entitle the holder thereof to carry on any business
in or on any building or premises designated in such license in the
event that such building or premises are situated in a locality in
which the conduct of such business is in violation of any law.
ARTICLE IV.
APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE
Section 4.01. APPLICATION FOR ISSUANOE OF LI(~N~: When a
person shall seek his first license to engage, in any one of the kinds
of business in this section designated, os for a newly established
business, he shall make application to the City Council for a permit
for such license upon a form provided therefor. The kinds of
business for which a permit of said City Council is required are as
follows:
Amusement concessions, apartments, auto camp, bakery, barber
shops, beauty parlor, bicycle shop, blackshlth shop, ornamental iron
works 'and horse shoeing shop, boot black stands, bottling works, bowling
alley, boxing exhibition, cabarets, carnival, carpenter shop, circus,
cleaning and dyeing, dancing studio, dog boarding kennel, dog and cat
hospital, employment agency, exhibitions, fairs, finance company, florist,
garages, Omrniture repair shop, gasoline service stations, hotels, Junk
collector, Junk dealer, laundry, medium, music studio, pawn broker,(
pet shop, photographer, pool halls, printing shop, public dances,
real estate agent or broker, restaurant, rooming houses, second hand
store, shooting galleries, skating rink, soft drinks, stores fc~ the
sale of goods, wares and merchandise, tailor shop, theatres, turkish
baths, undertaker, upholstry shop, vending machines and wrestling ex-
bib it ion.
Section 4.02. Application for all licenses, other than
those specifically enumerated in Section 4.01 of this ordinance,
shall be made to the City Clerk.
~ection 4.03. APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF ~~ 0F LI~SE.
~ all cases application for a renewal of an e~lred license ~i be
~de to the City Clerk, who ~y gr~t a renewal of ~y aueh liee~e,
except whe~ a license has been revoked by order of wai~ City
Section 4.04. ~~ATE C0~RCE: ~ery ped~er,
.ollcitor or other person cla~ming to be entitled to exertion
fr~ the pa~ent of ~y license provided for in this ordinate upon
the gro~d that ~eh license easts a ~en upon his ri~t to engage
in eomme~ee ~lth fe~i~ natlon~ or ~ong the several .~te~, ~ eon-
fllotm with the l~s of the Uaited States Cong~wa respecting
inter, ate oo~eree, ~1 file a verified statement with the
C:lty Clerk, dis-cloning the inter, ate or other character of his
business entitling au~ exemption. ~eh ~atement shall contain the
n~e ~d location of the co.any or fl~ for which the o~erw are to
sollcated or aec~ed, the n~e of the he.eat 1~ or state ~nager,
if ~y, ~d his address, the kind of goods, w~es or mereh~dlae
to be delivered, the place from which the s~e are to ~ shipped
fo~ed, the meth~ of solicitation or t~lng o~era, the location
of ~y warehouse, factory or pl~t within the 9tats of Callfo~la
repreaente~ by such peddler or solicitor, or other person ~ claiming
exertion, the method of delivery, the n~e and looatloa of the
residence of the applic~t, ~d ~y other facts neees~ry to e~ablish
such claims of exemption. A copy of the order bla~k, contract f~, or
papers used by ~ch per~n In t~lng e~era mhall be attached
the appllemt ion.
~etion 4.05. ~~S: E~ peddler, ~llcitor or
other pe~on clal~ng to be entitled to exertion from the pa~ent
of ~y license p~vided for in this o~ln~ee upon the gro~d that he
la ~ honorably dimcharged or released soldier, sailor ~ ~rine of
the United States or Confederate States who is physically unable to
obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and who shall be a qualified
elector of the State of California, as provided or hereafter to be
provided by Section 33~6 of the Political Code or other law of this
State, shall, in addition to the information required in Section
4.04 hereof, also file with the City Clerk a certificate of a physician
regularly licensed by the State of California and residing and
practicing in said state, issued within ten (10) days of said
application, to the effect that said applicant is physically unable
te obtain a livelihood by manual labor, and stating the nature of his
incapacity.
Section 4.06. FOOD STUFF~ RAISED BY APPLICANT IN CITY:
Every peddler, solicitor er other person claiming to be entitled to
exemption from the payment of any license provided for in this
ordinance, upon the ground that he ia the vendor of fruits, vegetables
or any ether food stuffs, raised by him in the City of South ~an Fran-
cisco, shall file a verified otatement with maid City Clerk containing
his address, the kind of goods to be sold, the method of ~ollcitatlon,
sale, and delivery, the location of any warehouse in said City, and any
other facts necessary to establish such claim of exemption.
$ectlon 4.07. I$-~UANCE OF FREE PERMIT: Ail applications
for free licenses and permits shall be referred to the Chief of
Police, and he shall have the power in the first instance to determine
the merits of much application, and to approve or reject same. If he
finds that sai~ application should be approved, he shall issue to
maid applicant a free permit for a license. He may, in his ~loeretion,
refer smeh a~pllcation to the City Council for ccnsideratlem. If he
shall reject such application the said applicant shall have the right of
appeal to the City Council. A separate permit shall be required for each
person intending to exercise any right hereunder.
$eetle~ 4.08. AFFIDAVITS, STATEMENTS, CERTIFICATES NOT CON-
CLUSIVE: No affidavit, otatement or certificate required under any
prevision of this ordinance shall be conclu~ve upon the Clt7
of South San ~'rsncisco, or any department, officer or agent
thereof, and whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of said
City Council, or any member or officer shall have reason to believe
that such affidavit, statement or certificate does not set forth the
true facts required by this ordinance, the said City Council, or
soid officer, may withhold the issuance of the license until such
time os the opplicant sholl furnish sstisfoctory evidence of the
truth of such stotement, affidavit or certificate.
Section 4.09. ~EVOCATION: If soid City Council,
or any officer or ogent thereof, sholl have reason to believe
that any such statement, offidavit or certificote, upon which
any license or permit has been issued, does not set forth the true
facts called for hereunder, and if within five 15) deys efter demand
has been made therefor, such true facts ore not furnished, said mot-
ter sholl be reported to sold City Council. Seid City Council sholl
have power to issue an order to show cause, based upon five /5) days'
written notice to such licensee, at e time ond place to be fixed
in said notice, why such license should not be revoked, or why s fee,
to be determined under this ordinsnce, ond specified in said notice,
should not be fixed for such licensee. Upon such heering, the
determination of seid City Council shell be finel.
Section 4.10: REVIEW BY COUNCIL: The licensee moy apply
in writing to the City Council within ten Il0) doys after notice of
any determination by the City Clerk or Chief of Police for a review
of his decision. The Council Sholl £orthwith set sold matter for
hearing ond ceuse notice of the time and ploce hereof to be given to
the licensee not less than five 18~ cloys prior to such hemring. At
such hearing the licensee shall oppear end offer evidence in support
of his epplicotion ond, st such he, ring, the Council shall hove power
to confirm, modify or correct the determination of s~id City Clerk
or Chief of Police.
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~eatlen 4.11. DECISION FINAL: The decision of the uity
Clerk or Chief of B~ce, in the absence of an appeal to the ~lty
Council, and the decision of the City Council in any review shall be
final and conclusive upon and all persons affeete~ thereby. Any fee
finally determined shall be due and payable as of the date the original
llaense fee was due and payable, together with any penalties that may
be due thereon.
Section 4.12. ADMINISTERING OATHS: The ~lty Clerk shall
have the ~ower to administer oaths in the execution of any affidavi~,
statement or certificate herein required.
~ection 4.13. NCYi'ICE: Any notice required under this
ordinance to be given shall be deemed to have been served when the
s~m~ has been depeaite~ at South San Francisco in the United States
mail, enclosed in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to
ame. h person at his place of business as the address of the same appears
in the records of the ~ity Olerk. If mo much address appears in such
records, then such notice shall be sent to the address last known to
said ~lty Clerk, and if there is no ~uch known addreea, then such
notice shall be addressed to him at the Oity of South San Francisco.
Section 4.14. THANSFEH Or LICENSE: No license or permit
issued under any provision of this ordinance shall be in any manner
transferred or a.salgned, or authorize any person not named in the
license to carry on the business therein named. No such license
or permit shall authorize any person named in the license to
transact such business in any place other than the place or location
therein named, without the consent of said 0ity ~ouncil. ~hen the
place or location for the carrying on of such business shall be changed,
the person applying for such transfer or change shall pay a fee
of ~1.00 for recording much change of location.
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Section 4:15. LOST LICENSE: A charge of ~1.00 shall
be made for each duplicate, license issued to replace any license
issued under the provisions of this ordinance which has been lost
or destroyed. The licensee shall make satisfactory proof of such
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Section 4:i6. LICENSE AND PEHMIT, wH~ P0~i'ED OH CARHIED:
Every person having a license under the provisions of this ordinance
and carrying on a business at a fixed place of business, shall ~ep
such license posted and exhibited, while in force, in some
conspicuous part of maid place of business.
Every person having such a license, and not having a fixed
place of business, or having a free permit, shall carry such license
or permit with him at all times while carrying en the business for
which the same was issued.
ARTICLE V.
Vehlole L~eense
Section §.01, UNLAWleUL TO OPERATE V~HICLE WITHOUT A LICENSE:
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or use, or
cause to be driven, operated or used, any vehlole used exclusively
l~ the conduct of his business within the City of South San Fran-
cisco without the license plate attached as herein required, or to
remove, or deface, or cover up same, or to place such license plate
upon any vehicle other than a vehicle ~sed by the applicant in his
business, or drive or operate or cause to be driven or operated,
any such vehicle more than thirty ($0) days, after the expiration, of
the period for which any license was issued, without payment of a new
license fee.
Section 5.02. LICENSE FOR SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED VEHICLES:
If, subsequently to the issuance of any license and prior to its
expiration date, any licensee shall use any vehicle in his business
for which a license has not been issued, he shall procure a license
for such vehicle from the City Clerk. If the license therefor is
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Section $,02. FREE LICENSES:
Every free license shall contain the matters required by Section
6.01 hereof and such other information as the City Council shall
require, except that no payment of money shall be recited.
Section 6.03. ~ IDE~TIFICATION CARD: The City Clerk shall
issue to each person, to whom a license is issued, an identification
card for each employee who is engaged in the regular conduct of
the business of the licensee, where such identification card may be
deemed necessary. Such identification card shall be carried by each
such employee at all times while carrying on the business for which
a license.shall be issued. Such identification card shall be
produced and exhibited on demand.
Section 6°04. VEHICLE LICENSE: Each vehicle license shall
have thereon the words "South San Francisco," the year for which s~une
is issued, and contain such other inforn~tion and be in such form as
said City Council shall require.
ARTICLE.VII, SE~.~%
Enforcement -Penalties
Section 7.01. PENALTY FOR ~0N-PAY~NT OF ANNUALLICEN
very annual~cense fee which is not paid within a period of thirty
~30) days from the time the same becomes due and payable, is hereby
declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent (10%) of
the license fee so delinquent shall be added to said license fee
and collected. If ~uch license fee shall not b~ paid within sixty
(60) days from the time such license becomes due and payable, an
additional sum of fifteen per cent (15%) of said license fee shall be
added to said license fee and collected as a penalty.
Section 7.02. PENALT¥~ FOR NON-PAYI~Eh'T OF ~ 0UARTERLY LICENSE
FEE: Every quarterly license fee which is not paid within a period
of ten (10) days from the time the sa~ue becomes due and payable,
is hereby declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent
(10%) of ~ license fee so delinquent shall be adde~ to said license
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fee and shall be collected. If such license fee shall not be paid
within twenty (20) days from the time such license fee becomes due
and payable, an add~ional sum of fifteen per cent 115%) of said
license fee shall be added to said license fee and collected as ·
penalty.
Section ?.0Z. PF_~NALTY FOR NON-PA~fMENT OF A DAILY LICENSE
FEE: Every daily license fee which is not paid at the close of
business on the day when the same was due and payable, is hereby
declared to be delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent (10%)
of said license fee so delinquent shall be added to said license
fee and shall be collected. If such license fee shall not be
paid within three I$) days from the time such license fee is due and
payable, an additional sum of fifteen per cent (15%) of said
license fee shall be added to said license fee and collected as a
penalty.
Section ?.04. CRIMINAL PENALTY: Any person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) cr more than Three Hundred
Dollars ($J00. O0), or by imprisonment for a period of not more than
three ~) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every
person ,continuing, committing or permitting~ any violation of any
provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day of said violation of this ordinance
Section ?.0§. CONVICTIONS FOR VIOLATING ORDINANCE NOT
~AIVER OF LICENSE: The conviction and punishment of any person for
transacting business without a license shall not excuse or exempt
any person from the payment of any license fee due or unpaid at the
time of such conviction, and nothing herein shall prevent a criminal
prosecution cf any violation of the provisions of this ordinance.
Section ?.06. LICENSE FEE A D~NT: ~he amount of any license
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',~busine~s without .first ~.ving pr~e~'.:-a.,-license ~r~m.',~said'"'Ci:tF so
~to'.do shall be liable to an action in the name' of said:City i~~ a~~
art o'f comp'~tent ju'risdiction, for the emo~t of license: an~
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section 7.o7, EVID~CE OF -~I~'BI~-t'~: ' In any 'aCtion brO~ht
~der. or arising out ~of any of the provisions hereof, the fact t~t
e party thereto represented himseTf~ as engaged in eny busi~es.s or
calling for which e licehse-is required, or thst such party ex~
hibited s sign indic~t~g suo'h Dueiness or calling, shell be cen~
clusive evidence of the liebi~itz: of such party to pay for a license
for such business.
~RTIC~ VIII.
License fees.
Section 8.01. ~OLESALE, RETAILING, JOBBING AND 0TH~
B~INESSES NOT SPEOIFICAZLY LICENSED: Every'person conducting ~ny
wholesale or retail or Jobbing business, e~ otherwise engeged in
.selling of goods, wares, merc~ndise or other thing of wlue, and not
otherwise specificelly licensed by this ordinance or any other ordi-
nance of the City of South San Frencisco, s'hsll pay e license fee
of$10.00 per enn~. Said license fee shall be peyeble s~ually tn -'
advenoe.
Section 8..0~. VEHICLES: Every person driving, operating
maintaining any vehicle upon ~-en~· Street in said City in connection
with any business, shell pay an:a~Ual li:cense fee of ~10.~00 far
such .vehicle. '
A trailer shell b'e subject to e license fee accOrding to the
above schedule.
Every person, who shell pay. s~ other license fee under this
ordinance, shell pay e license fee of only ~l. O0 per year for d'rivi~,
operating or maintaining any vehicle upon any street in said City ~,~.~
in connection with any business for which such license fee s~ll. ~ :h~ve~,,. -1~-
Section 8,03. PEDDLER: 1. FOODSTUFFS: Every person, conduct-
ing the business of selling and delivering any food for human con-
sumptlon directly to the consumer thereof, by means of a regUlar system
of delivery wagons for the purpose of making sales and deliveries
upon a fixed or other route within said City, excet~ting the vendor of~
fruits, vegetables or other food stuffs raised by him within said
City, shall pay a quarterly license as follows:
(a) Fruit and vegetables $$0.00
(b) Meat and Poultry ~0.00
(c) Fish ~0.00
(d) Bakery products ~50.00
(e) Grocery products 950.00
(f) Butter and eggs
(gl milk
General. Every per~on conducting the business of peddling
any goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing of value, not other-
wise specifically licensed by this ordinance, shall pay license fee
of ~50.00 per quarter.
Section 8.04. SOLICITORS: Every person conducting the
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business of solicitor shall pay a license fee of ~50.00 per qua~r.
· ection 8.05. STREET VENDOR: Every person conducting the
Business of street vendor shall pay a license fee of ~5.00 per day.
Such person shall first obtain a permit stating the location where
said business may be carried on before a license shall be issued;
provided no permit shall be issued for carrying on said business
within one thousand feet of the boundary lines of any school yard,
public park or public playground.
~ l~nrs Section 8.06. TEMPORARY VE~DOR: Every person conducting the
business of a temporary vendor shall pay a license fee of ~10,00
day and the ~,~ of ~2.00 per day for each person employed with-
aid City in such business in excess of five {5.) per~ons.
Section 8.07. AUCTIONEER: Every person conducting the busi-
ness of auctioneer shall pay a license fee of $15.00 for the first
day and $5.00 per day for each subsequent day. At least five (5) days
prior to each sale to be conducted by such auctioneer, he shall be
required to file with the City Clerk an itemized list of the property
so to be sold.
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Section 8.08. UNDERTAKER: Every person conducting the
business of an undertaker, embslmer or funeral director shall pay
s license fee of ~l. O0 for each burial permit or certificate issued.
Section 8.09. HOTELS, APARTI~ENTS, ROOMING HOUSES: Every
person conducting the business of a hotel, apartment house or room-
ing house shall pay snnual license of $10.00.
Section 8. lC. CIRCUS: Etc.: Every person conducting the
business of a circus, mensgerie, wild west show, or sny other like
or similar exhibition given under, or surrounded or psrtislly ~en-
closed by canvas, shall pay a license fee of ~ilO0.O0 for the first
day and $50.00 for each additional day.
Section $.ll. CARNIVALS: Every person conducting
any carnival, or other like or simSmr exhibition or amusement, shall
pay a license fee of $100.00 for the first day and 350.00 for the
each additional day. No portion of any street shsll be used for
the purpose of conducting any carnivs1.
Section 8.12. AMUSEMENT CONCESSIONS: Every person conduct-
ing any smusement concession, not operated in conjunction with a
carnival, shall pay a Quarterly license as follows:
(s) Merry-ge-round, ferris-wheel, scenic-rsilway, chute-
the-chutes, dodgem, swing, or other mechsnical device for the carrying
of passengers, ~50.00.
(b) Ball and ring throwing games, spin-the-wheel, mechanicsl
and electrical ga~L~es, shooting gallery, keeno, lotto, and other and
similar games of chance, ~25.00.
(c) Sales of merchandise or food stuffs, not in connection
with any game of chance, $25.00.
Section 8.1~. B0~ING AND WRESTLING EXHIBITIONS: Every person
staging s boxing or wrestling exhibition or exhibitions shall pay
quarterly license of $25.00.
Section 8.14. ~EDIUMSHIP: For every person who carries on,
practices or professes to practice the business or art of astrology,
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p~_mtsty, phrenology, life-reading, fortune=tolling, cartomanoy,
cha~rvoyanoo, olalraudlenoe, crystal-gazing, hypnotism, medlamshlp,
prophecy, augury, divination, magic or neeromamcy and demands oF
receives a free for the exercise or exhibition of his art thereim
directly or indirectly, either as a gift, donation, or otherwise,
or who gives an exhibition thereof at any place where admission
is charged shall pay a license fee of $100.00 per day.
Seetlon $.I§. BOWLING ALLEY, Etc.: Every person con-
ducting a public bowling alley, s:kee ball, bat ball, or other similar
device, equipment or means of entertainment s~hall pay an annual
license fee of $10,00 for each alle~r.
sect ion 8.16. T.~UNDRY. A~0Y, HOUTE: Every person eon-
duoting the business of laundry shall pay an annual license as
follow s:
lat. Class: Where his plant is situated in said City, the
license fee shall be $10.00 per annum, payable sOml-annually, as
herein provided.
2nd Class: Where 'he maintains no plant in maid City, and
operates by means of a regular system of delivery wagons on streets
in said City the license fee shall be $125.00 per annum, for each
vehicle use~ in soliciting or delivering in Bald city, payable
semi-annually, as herein provided.
Section 0.1V. DRY CLEANING AND D.,~E.ING: Every person con-
dueting the business of dry cleaning and dyeing shall pay an
annual license as follows:
iat Class: Where. his plant is situated in said City, the
license fee shall be $10.00 per annum, payable eemi-annually, as
herein provided.
2nd Class: Where he m_~lntains no plant in said City, amd
operates by means of a regular system of delivery wagons on streets
in said City the license fee shall be $125,00 per annum for each
vehlele used in soliciting or delivering in said City, payable
semi-annually, as herein provlde~
~:' Seer ion 8.18. TENDING MACHINES: Every person conducti~
/~e business of selling goods, wares or merchandise by means of vend~
lng machines in and upon or over and along any public street or
alley, or other public place, or any place of business shall pay an
annual license fee as fellows:
(a) Where the slug or coin is of the value of one cen~ (1~)
$1.00 per machine, payable annually in advance.
(b) Where the slug or coin is of the value of more than one
cent (1~), $5.00 per machine, payable annually in advance.
(o) Where the machine is for the purpose of vending food
ituffs other than candy, nuts, ~, apples, or oranges, $5,00 per
, payable annually in advance.
'~-~on 8.1g. SCISSORS GRINDERs,~ etc.: Every person con-
dueting the business of grinding or sharpening scissors, knives,
cutlery,lawn mowers, or mechanical tools, when the pereon conducting
said business travels from place to place or from house to house
and operates by means of any wagon, or other vehicle, $5,00 per
vehicle, per year, in advance.
Section 8.~0. CONTRACTORS: Every person conducting the
business of contractor of the kinds in this section classified,
having a fixed place of business in said Olty, shall pay an annual
license fee as follows:
1. Brick $15.00
E. Building $25.00
3. Cement ~I5.00
4. Electrical $25.00
5. Floor $15,00
$. Glazing $10.00
?. Heat lng $15,00
8. House Moving ~10.00
9. Jobbing $ 5.00
10. Painting $25.00
11. Pa,wlng $20.00
1~. Plastering $25,00
1~. Plumbing $~5,00
14. Roofing ~15.00
15. Sash $10.00
16. Sewer $10.00
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17. Sheet Metal ~lB. O0
18. Spraying f~lO. O0
i9. Tile $15.00
20. Any other contractor not
specifically ment ioned ~15. O0
Where such person ~has no fixed place of business in said City, such
fee shall be increased by 100%. One-half (1/2) of each license fee ~'~
provided in this section shall be payable stmi-annually, in advance. ~/
Section 8.21. MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIFICATIONS: Persons con-
ducting any of the following businesses shall pay an annual license
fee as follows:
1. Accountant $10. O0
2. Appraiser :210.00
3. Architect 310. O0
4. Auditor $10. O0
6. Auto Camp ~10. O0
5. Barber Shop $;5. O0
?. Beauty Parlor .~ 6.00
8. Bicycle Shop ~10. O0
9. Blacksmith Shop, Ornamental
Iron Works, Horseshoeing Shop 810.00
10. Bottling Works ~10, O0
11. Oabinet Maker ~10. O0
12. Oarpenter Shop - ~10.00
13. Oarpet Oleaning -Works $10.00
14. Certified ]~ublic ~ccountant SIO.O0
16. Dog Board ~[ennel ~10,00
18. Dog and Cat Hospital ~,10.00
17. ~Employment Agency ;10.00
18. Finance Oompany ;10.00
19. Florist ;10. O0
20. Furniture Repair Shop I10.00
21. Jun~ Oollector (per person) I0.00
22. Jun~ Dealer ;50. O0
23, Moving Picture Theatre ',60.00
24, Moving sign boards ;25.00
25. Music, Studio ;10. O0
26. Newspaper Agency ~.00
27. Nursery, where flowers, plants or shrubs
are grown or sol~ at wholesale or retall.~ $16. 00
~-8. 2awn Broker $100. O0
29. Pet Shop ~10.00
30. Photographer @10. O0
Z1. ]~rinting Shop 312. O0
3~. Private School conducted for profit /~1~.00
33. Real Estate Agent or Broker (~lus $2.60
for each tioensed agent over one). 210.00
34. Restaurant 212. O0
~. Second ~and Store ~12.00
Z&. Shoemakers and shoe repairers, where such
shoemat~ers or shoe repairers ~eep no
stock of merchandise for sale ~ 0~:00
$?. Sign Painter 1 O0
35. Sign Wagons for advertising purposes op-
erate~ by any person who has not pal~ any,
other license under this ordinance
39. Skating rin~ $12.00
40. Soft Drinks, not including beer of any
percentage of alcoholic strength $10.00
41. Sound wagons or sound instruments for
advert ising $26. O0
42. Tailor Shop where clothes are made in
whole or in part ~10.00
43. Towel Supply Service ~12.00
44. Turkish Baths ~12, O0
46. Upholstery Shop ~10. O0
46. Veterinarian $1~. O0
47. ~indow Oleaner $10. O0
One-~alf (~} of each license fee provided for im this section
shall be payable semi-annually in advance.
Section 8.22. STREET DECORATORS: Every person who shall
engage in the business of street decorating shall pay a license fee
of $10.00 for the period of time which shall be covered by any event
or occasion during which street decorations may be required by any
person upon buildings or streets in said City.
ARTICLE IX.
General Provisions
~ection 8.23. SUPP~TAL CHARACTER: This ordinance is
hereby declared to be supplemental to every ordinance of the City
of South San Francisco now in effect and not repealed hereby, or
hereafter to be adopted, and which provides for the licensing, for
revenue and regulation, the carrying on of any business, profession,
trade, calling or occupation.
Section 8.24. PURPOSE:~ THE PURPOSE of this Ordinance is
to license, for revenue, and regulation, the carrying on in the City
of South San Francisco of various lawful businesses, professions,
trades, callings and occupations. Where it is lawful to license
for purposes of both revenue ~nd regulation, then the license
hereunder is for those purposes. ~here it is lawful to license only
for regulation, then the license hereunder is for that purpose. Where
it is l~wful to license only for revenue, then the license hereunder
is for that purpose.
Section 8.25. CONSTITUTION~LITY: If any section, sub-
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid or unc0nstitution~l, such decision shall not
affect the validity oi' the remaining portions of this ordinance, and
the City Council hereby declmres that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other
sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 8.28. TAKING EFFECT: This ordinance shalI be pub-
lishe~ once in the "The Enterprise and the South San Francisco
Journal,' a weekly newspaper printed, publishe~ and circulate~
in the City of South San Francisco and shall take effect and be
in force on the 1st day of July, 1934.
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Introduce~ this 30 day of , 19~&.
Passed and adopted ss an ordinance of the Oity of South
San ~rancisco at regular meeting, of the Oity Co.oil of the Oity of
South San Francisco, this~ ~ - day of ~ , 19~4,
by the following vote:
l~, Oo~oilmen: ~~, ~~~ ~~~~
~oes, Oo~cilmen ~~
Absent, Oo~cilmen ~
Approv~